Eye shade



May 18, 1 948. T. H/C-HALMERS EYE SHADE F i1ed Oct. 26, 1946 2 Sheetsr-Sheet 1 '2 INVENTOR. 7710/14/13 H (7HALMEQS MaYIB, 1948. I T. CHALMERS EYE SHADE Filed Oct. 26, 1946 2 She ets-Sheeb 2 S my 5 NZ N m w NH *7 [C N un M@ Eu Patented May 18, 1948 UNI TE D S TATE S T OFF 2,441,659

EYE SHADE Thomasil. Chalmers, New York, TY. meat-antenna 26, 1946,;seria1 hesitates G1aims. (c1. =2--v1 -2-) This invention relates to e e shades, an especially to those =designed -for outdoor use as protection against eye-strain caused by the glare of dire'ct or reflected surilig'l'it. H

An object of the invention is to provide y'e shades of this character that aae extrmel y :simpie to manufacture and to "use, {and w hic'ii'inay be cheaply manufactured on a mass production Another object of the invention is to provide eye shades of unitary construction which may be readily be'nt =01 shaped f-rdm a fiat position to a position of use then providing :indiiiidua'l sighting tubes for each eye that fit comfortably at the nose bridge :and around the eye socket ridges of the wearer's head and at the same time exclude undesirable leakage of light "to the eyes from above, below and the sides.

A further object of the invention is to pro vide eye shades of this character that may be conveniently restored to initial flat condition and then be rolled up, and fastened in such rolled up condition, and then carried in handpooke'ts er the -like.

"Still a further object of the invention is to provide eye shades made from uniformly sized sheetsof material that may be tent or shaiied into "any er several adjustable positions for fit tingto 'faces of different widths and contofirs.

"Yet: another object of the invention is to provide e'ye shade constructions "that are :c'orhfortable to W631 and of bc'bl'riin'g appearance and with "which high protections-rem glare is securebl'e White good vision is insured.

To the accomplishment of the foregoin'g and such other "objects as may hereinafter appear, this invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts hereinafte'r "tolbe described and then sought to he defined in the appended =c'1air'ns, reference'being "hadto the am companying drawing forming a. part :hereo'f, whichfshows, :merely. for the -rpu'rp0ses..of illu-strati-v'e disclosure, a preferred :emb'odiment of the invention, Fit being expressly understood; -however, that changes may ,be :made; in .practice within the scope of the claims without digressing'from the inventive idea.

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hi leis a perspective view f an eye shade embodying the invention as applied-to a wearers head; a

f Fig, 2 is a transverse section taken .SilQHEJillQ 2-2 of'FiggL -and yiewedw-in the direction-10f the arrows, illustrating the 'fit about the bridge of the Wearer-smo's'e;

' to the same face of the sheet {6 Fig.3 is :a rp'lan of ithe'ieye shade in the z fiat;

Fig. A is -a bottom plan view ofithe eye shade cr me. ;3 'beht into shapexfor use; :and

'5 -i-s'ca :p'ersgiective view or the .eyeshade rolieddxn and :fastened :and ready ffor storage in :poeket or :han'dbag.

The :eye shade is made rfrom a single sheet H3; -preferably of leather or ailathersubstitute sush as cotton or paper, vinyl- OIdWDUBIJ-QOatGd fabrics of isufiicierit thickriess to be comfortable against the users face and :possessing enough resilience to maintain its shapenand also being capable of restoration to original shape. peAbout a four ounce or 55 gage fabric rpreferable. Other resilient ",rnatrials 0f suitable gage and weight may :be fused. s r

The original shape of sheet 41) :is iilustrated in the iflat in Fig. '3. As there seen, the front edge :tfia is outwardly or monvexly curved. '3Ih'e rear :edge in its central ip rtion Nib :i's :inwardl-y or =cvon'cave1ycur-ved and connects with. adjoiningv EGVGISEIY ciurved iportions Fwd-which die adja'gcent :the :oppo'site ends #of curv'ed portion iHlb definingr 'protuberances Md for purposes :pI; e5-: i'lfhe =f r0nt) :ejdge 910a near wits,

disposedirelative to said =centra1- axis S-imi-' lar spaced snap I fastener elements #1 3 a or accent vto its rear edge iiibat the opposite ide of the transverse mentreiaxi-s r r along e ariguiarly C1iSpOSd1ine;b-+b.i The lines a-agandlggb make eqllal. Ban les with' the taxis-w n; so that symmetrical disposition of the fasteners 4 2 and t3 re latwe to said central gaxis ris ,proyided Complementary-snap tastener elements rliq and .55 are secured to the-opposite fiae es-of the sheet E8 in the end stripsmi fsovt hat they-may The n e see d wit th mat n port ns 9n the fastener elements ;I-2 and -13 on sheet ,4!) when the :eye shade is formed. fastening elements M oorresponds to that betweenfelements =12. simi'larly, the spaoi-ng' 'bee'i tween fastening elements :15 icorrespon'r'is 'to rthat between zelements E13;

?I pacing Metween' To use the device, the opposite ends H in turn are bent or rolled upwardly out of the plane of Fig. 3 until the fastening elements in overlie elements l2 and can be joined thereto and likewise until the fastening elements l overlie elements l3 and can be joined thereto. When so joined the sheet and its end strips form an eye shade having a pair of divergent tubular members A such as is seen in Figs. 1 and i. The inner adjacent surfaces B of these tubular members A are divergent as is seen clearly in Figs. 2' and 4 leaving the space C, which accommodates the bridge of the wearers nose comfortably. In fact,

planes 11-11 and ez (Fig. 4) which are tangent respectively to the inner adjacent surfaces B and at an angle to the plane of the sheet [0 are divergent and are substantially equi-angularly and oppositely disposed relative to the central axis a::r. These planes 11-11 and 2-2 intersect the central transverse axis :r--:r at a point 0 which lies betweenthe front edge Illa and rear edge lllb of the sheet H]. These planes yy and z-z correspond substantially to the planes defined by the surfaces at the bridge of the nose N. The space C provided between edges B comfortably accommodates the said nose bridge. Light leakage around the inner edges of the shade are prevented by this comfortable fit, the comfortable snug fit of the inner curved edge Illb above or below the eyebrow ridge, the fit of the edges I00 of the protuberances Hid in the outer corners of the eye sockets and the fit of the edge portions llJe along the face surfaces above or below the eyebrows as seen in Figs. 1 and 2. In other words, the rear edge portions are adapted to the contour of the wearers face. The outer edge [0a forms a visor along the front of the device thereby insuring effective anti-glare protection from above, below and the sides. The elastic band It which is looped about the wearers head holds the eye shade in place.

After use, the snap fastener elements l2, l4, and I3, I5, are readily disengaged. Thereupon the sheet is may be restored to flat condition and then rolled up into the small roll R shown in Fig. 5. The loop I8 is then slipped over this roll R to secure it in this condition. The roll R being small is conveniently carried in a pocket or handbag until the use of the eye shade is again required.

The provision of at least two fastener elements l2, l3, and at least two mating fastener parts l4, I5, is for the purpose, primarily, of providing adjustability for faces of diiferent widths and in the dimensions of tubular members A so the shade may be worn above or below the eye-brows without materially altering the relationship of the lines a-a, :r-zc and b--b, or planes a:;r and yy as hereinabove described. For example, if the outermost of snap fastener elements l4, are joined respectively with the fastener elements I2, l3 nearest-the edge [0b, tubular elements A will be large and the shade will adjust to a wide face or fit above the eye-brows. On the other hand, when both fastener elements l2 and both fastener elements l3 are secured respectively to the corresponding pairs of fastener elements l4 and i5, the tubular elements A are reduced in circumference, the overall width of the shade is also reduced making it fit comfortably on a narfacial contours and. widths.

4 row face or below the eye-brows of a wide fae should the wearer prefer. Elements other than snap fasteners may be used although these are preferable.

The structure disclosed possesses a number of advantages.

The flared binocular tubular members A assure good vision. Since the adjacent faces of these tubes are angularly arranged to fit closely at the nose bridge, they do not interfere with vision, increased glare protection is afforded and at the same time more comfortable wear and becoming appearance are imparted to the device. In addition the provision of several fastening elements affords adjustability features rendering the same device applicable to wearers having different The device is readily restored to flat condition and then rolled up into a compact roll that is quickly secured. Such roll then is readily stored in a pocket or handbag until use of the eye shade is again required.

While a specific embodiment of the invention has been disclosed, variations in structural detail are possible and are contemplated. There is no intention, therefore, of limitation to the exact details shown and described.

What is claimed is:

1. An eye shade comprising a sheet of material, fastening elements secured thereto to extend from one face thereof, said elements being spaced apart and arranged symmetrically with respect to the central transverse axis of the sheet, said sheet having end strips, fastening elements complemental with said first-named fastening elements secured. to the end strips on opposite faces of said sheet, said sheet being bendable from flat form to provide a pair of tubular members with end strip borne fastening elements secured to the first-named fastening elements and means to maintain said eye shade in place on the head of a wearer,

2. An eye shade comprising a sheet of resilient material, fastening elements secured to the sheet to extend from one face thereof and being spaced apart and arranged symmetrically about the transverse central axis and adjacent the inner edge of said sheet, said sheet having integral end strips, and fastening elements complemental with said first-named fastening elements secured to the end strips on the opposite face of said sheet, said sheet being bendable to form a pair of tubular members with the end strip borne fastening elements secured to corresponding of the first-named fastening elements, and with adjoining faces of the tubular elements disposed so that planes tangent thereto are divergent to provide a receiving space for the bridge of the nose of the wearer of said eye shade.

3, An eye shade comprising a sheet of resilient material having a convex forward edge, a rear edge having a concave portion connected to reversely curved edge portions to define protuberances, and end portions substantialy parallel with end portions of the forward edge to define end strips of narrower width than the sheet proper, fastening elements secured to the sheet adjacent the concave portion of the rear edge, extending from one face of the sheet and being spaced apart and dis-posed symmetrically about the transverse central axis of said sheet, and fastening elements complemental with the firstnamed fastening elements secured to said end strips onthe opposite face of said sheet, said sheet and end strips being bendable to form a pair of tubular members with the end strip borne fastening elements secured to corresponding of the first-named fastening elements and with adjoining faces of the tubular members disposed so that planes tangent thereto are divergent and intersect along a line lying between the front and rear edges of said sheet to provide a receiving space for the bridge of the nose of the wearer of said eye shade while the other rear edges adapt themselves to the contour of the wearer's face.

4. An eye shade comprising a sheet of resilient material, pairs of angularly disposed snap fasten ing elements secured to the sheet and symmetrically arranged adjacent the transverse central axis of the sheet, said sheet haying end strips, and complementary snap fastening elements secured to said end strips, said sheet being bendable -to form a pair of tubular members having diverging axes with at least one of the snap fastening elements on each of said end strips joined with one of the first-named snap fastening elements.

5. An eye shade comprising a sheet of resilient material, pairs of snap fastening elements secured to the sheet to extend from one face there- 20 Number REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Name Date Bacon Jan. 23, 1917 Finch Apr. '7, 1925 Taylor Apr. '7, 1925 

